Lebanon is holding its first parliamentary elections in nine years, a pivotal moment for the country as it tries to ease a crippling debt burden and avoid being dragged deeper into some of the Middle East's escalating crises. Polls opened on Sunday under a new law based on proportional representation
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North Korea said U.S. sanctions aren't the reason behind its willingness to remove nuclear weapons from peninsula, accusing its adversary of trying to ramp up tensions ahead of a summit between leaders of the countries. The U.S. is misleading the public by saying its sanctions are working, KCNA said
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A braided pony tail rests among a collection of earned badges by a Girl Scout during planning for upcoming cookie sales at First Presbyterian Church in Greensburg, Pa.
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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told Bloomberg in April 2016 that his country could raise output to 11.5 million barrels a day immediately; lifting it to 12.5 million barrels would take six to nine months. There is no reason to believe that those figures have changed much in the past two years, but that
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Egypt needs to embrace policies that strengthen the private sector and promote job growth in order to cement the gains realized from sweeping economic revival efforts, the International Monetary Fund said. At the same time, the government can't afford to delay in moving ahead with cuts in costly energy
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